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| LATEST WITH THE FLORIDA SHOOTING: | |
| Just now — Donald Trump: President/Businessman/Security guard: |
 | | President Trump says he would have tried to stop the Florida gunman even without a firearm. / Credit: Getty | |
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| President Trump said he would have run into a Florida high school to prevent a gunman from carrying out this month's mass shooting. In his words: "I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon,” Trump told a gathering of governors at the White House. What sparked this: The president was doubling down on his criticism of an armed sheriff’s deputy who did not confront the shooter at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. http://bit.ly/2Co11h6 |
| TRUMP ALSO SAID: |
| "Don't worry about the NRA,” Trump told the governors. ”They're on our side.” |
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This morning -- teachers return to Stoneman Douglas: |
| Via the Sun Sentinel, "a planning day began Monday morning at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as teachers streamed in and were welcomed by small group of school parents and neighborhood residents carrying welcome back signs and calling out greetings. With deputies guarding the school's entrance, most teachers drove in and waved to their supporters while others walked through -- some smiling, others not." http://bit.ly/2GLVNts When the students return: Wednesday. |
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An update on a Parkland shooting victim: |
| Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Maddy Wilford, who was shot numerous times, held a press conference with her family and doctors to discuss her recovery. Quote from Maddy: "I'm Madeleine Wilford," she said. "I'd just like to say that I am so grateful to be here. And it wouldn't be possible without the doctors and first responders and ... all the love that everyone sent." She thanked her "amazing doctors" and "All the love that's been passed around, I definitely wouldn't be here without it." https://usat.ly/2EWyrB4 Livestream of the news conference: http://bit.ly/2F4l9pw Wilford's story: Doctors had been fighting to save Wilford's life. "Wilford, a junior on the Eagles basketball team, was shot numerous times during the rampage at her school. Her mother said in a Facebook post that doctors can't be certain exactly how many times she was shot." http://on.si.com/2GLxMmq Wow -- what a recovery: Here's a clip of a first responder describing reviving Maddy Wilford after the shooting. http://cnn.it/2EXQqH8 The latest controversy: Trump's reelection campaign used a photo of her in the hospital, being visited by the president and first lady, in an email asking for donations. |
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It's Monday. I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com, @CateMartel and on Facebook. |
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| To view the 12:30 Report online --> http://bit.ly/2HNMCdi |
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| NEWS OF THE MORNING - DACA: | |
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Now that's a tomorrow problem: |
| This morning, the Supreme Court declined to hear the Trump administration's challenge to a lower court ruling temporarily blocking it from winding down the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. What this means for Trump.: This is a blow to the Trump administration. What this means for DACA: It eases the pressure for Congress to quickly come up with a fix while a lower court works through its case. http://bit.ly/2Cm5JvA |
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*cough* PARKLAND, FLA. *cough*: |
| Lawmakers return to Washington this week under rising pressure to act following the latest mass shooting at a high school in Florida. Keep in mind: Both chambers of Congress were in session the day after the shooting in Parkland, Fla., but have been out of town since. What Trump has floated: Comprehensive background checks, raising the minimum age to buy a long rifle to 21, arming teachers and regulations banning devices known as bump stocks that help semi-automatic weapons fire faster. It's still a tough path: Any legislation beyond enforcing existing background check rules faces a tough path to getting a vote in either chamber currently controlled by the GOP – and even a background check bill could be a heavy lift for Congress. http://bit.ly/2sUWheR Tidbit from the RNC chair: Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said raising the minimum age of gun purchases to 21 is an idea that is "on the table." http://bit.ly/2sYqEkr |
| WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING IN CONGRESS: |
| Honoring Billy Graham: Prominent evangelist Billy Graham will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday and Thursday, a rare honor granted to few people in U.S. history. Immigration: Congress appears poised to miss a March 5 deadline to pass a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Online sex trafficking: The House is expected to consider bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would allow the prosecution of websites that facilitate sex trafficking. |
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Spotted buying a massive Groupon coupon for a sign-printing company: |
| Via The Hill's Amie Parnes, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is increasingly positioning herself for what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary for the White House in 2020. How: She is taking positions that could endear herself with Democrats while allowing her to stand out from the group. For example: She voted against a Senate immigration bill backed by centrists and has been vocal on gun legislation. More on how she's laying the groundwork for 2020: http://bit.ly/2BQY33q |
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Take that, Kim Jong Un: |
| The Trump administration placed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday in what President Trump billed as the United States' "heaviest sanctions ever." Here are five things to know about the sanctions: http://bit.ly/2CIbUGc |
| OP-ED |
| The Atlantic Council's Brian O'Toole on how the new North Korean sanctions tighten the screws with utmost precision. http://bit.ly/2CKVsEV |
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A new sports site in town: |
| Via The Washington Post's Dan Steinberg, three veteran Washington sports writers are launching a subscription sports site that focuses on the Washington Capitals, Redskins, Wizards and Nationals. Who: "Former Washington Times enterprise writer Todd Dybas and longtime local sports reporters Brian McNally and Ben Standig." http://wapo.st/2EVFlqi |
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Viral tweet -- This. Is. Incredible.: |
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Spring is coming!: |
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| The House is in. The Senate will meet in a few hours. 12:30 p.m. EST: President Trump has lunch with Vice President Pence, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt. 2:30 p.m. EST: President Trump meets with representatives from credit unions on a bill easing Dodd-Frank rules. 3 p.m. EST: The Senate meets. 3:15 p.m. EST: President Trump meets with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas). 5:30 p.m. EST: The Senate votes. 6:30 p.m. EST: Votes in the House. 6 p.m. EST Tuesday: D.C.-area alumni of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are hosting a fundraiser for victims of the shooting. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) will attend. Details: http://bit.ly/2EVLIh9 |
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| 7:10 p.m. EST: Vice President Pence and second lady Karen Pence participate in the Indiana Society of Washington, D.C.'s tribute to a Hoosier vice president and second lady. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2GKWfIw |
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| Today is National Pistachio Day. |
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That's a familiar voice!: |
| Via ABC7's Sam Sweeney, here's the woman who is the voice at airports, train stations and hospitals around the world. You'll know the voice when you hear it: http://bit.ly/2CJOxMn |
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| And because you read this far, here's a puppy with hiccups: http://bit.ly/2EUZYHf |
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